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Ilovemyrot
Hello,
I am wondering if anyone could help me please. My cat was an outdoor/indoor cat up until about 2 weeks ago, he got into a bad cat/animal fight and was severely wounded with a high fever and had to stay in the hospital for 6 days. He was also neutered during his stay.
Now that he's home I've decided to make him a stricly indoors cat from now on, especially since his bandages need changed regularly. The only problem is he used to always meow when he had to go and I would let him outside. He has been inside since he got home and I cannot for the life of me get him to go in his box. I've tried several different boxes in different areas, different kinds of litters (Pine,Clumping, etc), putting the poop in the box after he's had an accident didn't work either. I even put the box over the place he pooped with the feces in it and he still went behind the fridge. Grrr......
So I did a little research and tried to confine him to an area, since I don't have one I put him in my dogs crate (which is more than big enough since the dog is 120 lbs) with the litter at one end and his food and water at another and locking him up when I left or slept, nothing....Even locking him up all the time....nothing.
I tried to put catnip in the boxes and he didn't even care. I always praise him when he's in the box too. And I never scold him when he's near his litter.
Sorry this is soooo long but I am soooooooooooooo frustrated, he has urinated on the stairs and my closet and I am sick of mopping. I love him to pieces and I am willing to do whatever it takes. He used to use his box a few years ago when I lived in the city and he learned that right away. I am ready to literally pull my hair out!!!!!!!!!!!I GREATLY appreciate any advice someone has to offer. Thanks.
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I recently had a similar problem, and had to keep my outdoor cat indoors after medical attention. I had good luck with confining him to one room, with nothing on the floor that he might want to pee on except for the pan. I also gathered some dried leaves from a part of the yard where he likes to hang out and put them on top of the litter. He'd never used a pan before, but adapted pretty quickly. He did go on the floor once, but he was in there for three weeks, so that seems like a pretty good average.
I don't think a dog crate is a big enough space for an outdoor cat. Confinement in general is stressful for him, but a small space that is obviously a cage (plus, smells like another animal) will probably encourage him to rebel more. I would strongly recommend a larger space, so he can have a little variety in his day and keep himself a little more occupied.
I should note that I was unable to turn my cat into an indoor. Once I was ready to let him out of the room, he never stopped asking to go outside, and became really aggressive towards my other cats. He just didn't have an outlet for his energy, so I had to give in and let him return to his old habits. Good luck with yours, but remember that instincts are impossible for him to ignore.
I recently had a similar problem, and had to keep my outdoor cat indoors after medical attention. I had good luck with confining him to one room, with nothing on the floor that he might want to pee on except for the pan. I also gathered some dried leaves from a part of the yard where he likes to hang out and put them on top of the litter. He'd never used a pan before, but adapted pretty quickly. He did go on the floor once, but he was in there for three weeks, so that seems like a pretty good average.
I don't think a dog crate is a big enough space for an outdoor cat. Confinement in general is stressful for him, but a small space that is obviously a cage (plus, smells like another animal) will probably encourage him to rebel more. I would strongly recommend a larger space, so he can have a little variety in his day and keep himself a little more occupied.
I should note that I was unable to turn my cat into an indoor. Once I was ready to let him out of the room, he never stopped asking to go outside, and became really aggressive towards my other cats. He just didn't have an outlet for his energy, so I had to give in and let him return to his old habits. Good luck with yours, but remember that instincts are impossible for him to ignore.
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small2716
Shes a 6 month old rescue dog whom I had to house break, only now she uses her crate as an indoor bathroom. Plus she appears to have seperation anxiety. Please help
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How big is her crate? if its too big they may use it as a loo otherwise its quite unusual for them to do it where they sleep. Apparently separation anxiety can quite often be a problem with rescue dogs, maybe try things like leaving a radio on for her so she can hear voices and toys and chew treats for her to amuse her?
Im sure she will be fine, probably just taking a while to settle in.
How big is her crate? if its too big they may use it as a loo otherwise its quite unusual for them to do it where they sleep. Apparently separation anxiety can quite often be a problem with rescue dogs, maybe try things like leaving a radio on for her so she can hear voices and toys and chew treats for her to amuse her?
Im sure she will be fine, probably just taking a while to settle in.
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